COLLINGWOOD, Australia, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- Advanced Pharmacy Australia (formerly the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia) issued the following news release: * * * New Standards strengthen pharmacy care amid growing pressure on emergency departments The updated AdPha Emergency Medicine Standards are now available via Early View in the Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research (JPPR) - The newly updated pharmacy practice standard for emergency medicine has been released by Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) to support best practic more PR

ATCHISON, Kansas, Aug. 26 -- Benedictine College issued the following news: * * * Benedictine Library Dedication with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Barrett The new Independence Hall-inspired library at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, is complete and will be formally dedicated on September 26 during the college's Family Weekend. The Moritz Library in D'Aniello Hall will be the center of attention in a ceremony that includes remarks from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. The event is free and open to the public and will begin more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Aug. 24 -- George Mason University issued the following news: * * * Can laws make social media safer for young people? * From TikTok bans and age verification requirements to media literacy lessons in schools, U.S. states are exploring a wide range of strategies to protect young people online. The flurry of legislation reflects growing concern about social media's role in youth mental health, as rates of depression and anxiety have increased in recent years. But policy approaches have varied considerably, and the scienti more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47211) on Aug. 17, 2026, entitled "Criminal Justice Data: Human Trafficking" by domestic security specialist Kristin Finklea: * * * SUMMARY Human traffickers exploit vulnerable individuals for commercial sex and forced labor in a variety of legal and illegal industries, both across the United States and around the world. While some estimates of the incidence of human trafficking exist, comprehensive data on human trafficking within the Unite more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 [Category: BizMedia] -- Dow Jones, a provider of news and business information, posted the following news release: * * * Dow Jones Debuts 'Dow Jones Energy' to Provide Essential Market Intelligence for a Transforming Global Landscape * Specialist authorities including OPIS, Chemical Market Analytics, McCloskey, Axxis, PetroChem Wire, Eco-Movement and A2i come together under a unified business identity to deliver energy intelligence across interconnected markets NEW YORK -August 25, 2026 -Dow Jones today unified its energy more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 25 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU human rights expert explains why labor trafficking often hides in plain sight * It can happen in fields, restaurants, hotels and construction sites -a type of human trafficking often hiding in plain sight and receiving far less media coverage. Labor trafficking is a human rights violation in which individuals are forced to perform labor or services through force, fraud or coercion. The National Human Trafficking Hotline identifies examples includ more PR

HONG KONG, Aug. 25 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Chemists Harness Light to Build 3D Molecular Structures for Drug Discovery * Researchers from the Department of Chemistry at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), led by Professor Jian HE and collaborators, have developed a new light-driven method for constructing three-dimensional molecular building blocks that could give medicinal chemists greater flexibility in designing new drug candidates. The approach broadens the range of starting materials th more PR

RENO, Nevada, Aug. 25 -- The University of Nevada posted the following news: * * * Moving science out of silos: A conversation with biochemist and philanthropist Mick Hitchcock, Ph.D. * One April morning during the first year of my graduate program in the Reynolds School of Journalism, I sat at a long table in an upstairs classroom, waiting for our guest speaker - a biochemist named Mick Hitchcock, Ph.D. Our course, Science and New Media, had already introduced us to a range of science journalists and communicators. That day, however, we wo more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 25 (TNSjou) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * How to win shares & influence fast-food market: warm & fuzzy can't cut it New research from QUT challenges a common assumption in social media marketing: for fast-food brands, social media posts that signal expertise and competence are shared more often than those focused on warmth and friendliness. * QUT study of 1000s of Facebook posts found cool colours and competence-sounding language promote sharing of fast-food ads, not w more PR

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * New research by UNE business professor breaks down what makes NFL fans tick Why does one football fan obsess over every third-down conversion while another just wants to know when to start yelling? A new study co-authored by Aimee Vlachos, Ed.D., an associate teaching professor at the University of New England, suggests that it comes down to the distinct ways fans experience the game and process it cognitively and emotionally. The study, "T more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Researchers develop tiny probe for intravascular imaging in the brain * 25 August 2026 # WASHINGTON -Researchers have developed a tiny optical imaging probe designed for optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging inside blood vessels in the brain. With further development, the tiny probe -which is about the width of a pencil lead and the length of a grain of rice -could be used to acquire detailed information about vas more PR

ZURICH, Switzerland, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Zurich issued the following news release: * * * Buried Underwear Shows Land Use Is Key to Soil Health Five years ago, 1,000 volunteers across Switzerland buried more than 2,000 pairs of cotton underwear. The unconventional citizen science project, led by the University of Zurich and Agroscope, aimed to gain a better understanding of the activity of soil organisms. The newly published findings show that land use is the most important factor in determining decomposition rates and soil  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * 'Virginia at 250' symposium on Sept. 1 features two former governors and leading political analysts The free VCU event will explore leadership, democracy and the state's continuing role in American history. By Pam Cox As America commemorates its 250th anniversary this year, Virginia Commonwealth University's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs and the VCU College of Humanities and Sciences will bring together distinguished more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 25 -- The University of Utah posted the following news release: * * * Wildfires don't just pollute the air, rain may turn its smoke into fertilizer * Wildfire smoke is usually discussed as an airborne pollutant and a threat to human health. But when smoke and rain coincide, nutrients released by burned landscapes rain back down. A new study finds that smoke-rain events can deliver large bursts of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium-three nutrients essential to life-across ecosystems in the United States. As wildfi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Wiley Rein, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Wiley Again Recognized as a NLJ Litigation Department of the Year Finalist * Wiley's Litigation Practice has been named a 2026 finalist for Litigation Department of the Year in the "General Litigation" category by The National Law Journal. This is the second consecutive year Wiley has been shortlisted for this prestigious award. The practice, which is consistently ranked by Chambers USA and The Legal 500 US, was shortlisted for  more PR